January 14, 2004

Great Story - Individual or Team?

Darren Elliot wrote a great article about the recent shutout streak by Phoenix goalie Brian Boucher on Sports Illustrated.

Here are two interesting items from the article:

"The streak gave his team something to rally around -- a galvanizing goal (ahem, pardon the wordplay) to bring the Coyotes' season into focus."

As Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said after Boucher recorded his fifth successive shutout against his team, "The streak is a testament to how well the Coyotes are playing as a team. The goalie is lucky."

What do you think? Individual or team? What about some of your accomplishments - were they a result of individual efforts or made possible because you were part of a team?